[Elecraft] Miniature self-supporting HF antennas

[Rick M0LEP]

So far, I've found nothing that comes close, and there's nothing more 
frustrating than getting to the top and then finding the antenna you 
have is doing a poor job. I now regard anything which relies on loading 
coils with deep suspicion. That coil's usually doing a fine job of 
converting RF to heat. One such antenna I tested against an inverted-V 
dipole turned out to be over 20dB down on the dipole for 40 metres.

On Sun 19 Jul Wayne Burdick wrote:
> But the search for the ideal miniature HF antenna continues: something 
> both very compact *and* highly efficient. Ideally it would break down 
> to a length of 8" or less, do an excellent job on 20 meters and up, 
> and earn a passing grade on 30 and/or 40 meters.

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73, Rick, M0LEP   (KX3 #3281)